It is a dual celebration for Deepika Padukone as the actor
recently received an invite from the Academy Awards to be one of its members
and was recently nominated in four categories at the Teen Choice Awards 2017.
The actor while acknowledging the invite today posted,
"HONORED TO BE A NEW #ACADEMYMEMBER. @THEACADEMY #CLASSOF2017."
Along with Deepika, Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Aishwarya
Rai Bachchan, Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan have also been extended
invitations.
This has been done with an intention to diversify its
membership. But, it was appalling to see why Shah Rukh Khan, who is a global
name, wasn't included in the list. The Academy's later explained why the megastar
wasn't on their list with a bizarre statement.
The list, of course, consists of other Hollywood biggies
like Avengers headliners like Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth; Star Wars
stalwarts like Adam Driver, Riz Ahmed, Domhnall Gleeson and Warwick David; and
box-office stars like Dwayne Johnson, Kristen Stewart and the newly crowned
Wonder Woman Gal Gadot.Oscar nominees like Viggo Mortensen, Naomie Harris and
Ruth Negga and even veteran show biz legend Betty White, who, at 95, is the
oldest of the new invitees. The youngest invitee is Elle Fanning, at the age of
19.
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